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Opinion — Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Take a look at your surroundings. Are you inside your home, office or classroom? Are you at a coffee shop? Perhaps you are in a ...
Quentin Johnson, Author at The Charlotte Gazette - Page 3 of 4
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Opinion — REV initiative offers training assistance
Employment data for Virginia presents a complicated picture. In 2019 before COVID-19 shutdowns impacted the economy, Virginia reported an unemployment rate of only 2.7%. During ...
by Quentin Johnson, Saturday, July 24, 2021 7:30 pm
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OPINION — Virginia’s community colleges bring unparalleled value
For the fourth year in a row, tuition at Southside Virginia Community College will remain unchanged. The State Board for Community Colleges made the decision ...
by Quentin Johnson, Thursday, June 17, 2021 10:05 am
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The SVCC Class of 2021 is stupendous
Southside Virginia Community College will honor its 2021 graduates in a virtual celebration to be released May 15 at 9:30 a.m. Students, their families and ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:32 pm
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COLUMN — SVCC students impact many aspects of daily life
Have you recently had a medical appointment? Conducted business online? Needed your electricity restored after storm damage? If so, you may have benefited from the ...
by Quentin Johnson, Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:07 am
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COLUMN — Don’t procrastinate, take the first tiny step
A popular adage advises, “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Mangled comic versions go something like this: “Never put off till ...
by Quentin Johnson, Sunday, March 21, 2021 12:25 am
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COLUMN — Black history and America’s future
Black History Month, sometimes called African American History Month, occurs every year in February. Officially recognized by then-President Gerald Ford in 1976, the commemoration grew ...
by Quentin Johnson, Sunday, February 28, 2021 5:24 pm
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COLUMN — Mentors provide a valuable service
January is National Mentoring Month, an observation led by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with support ...
by Quentin Johnson, Friday, January 22, 2021 11:14 am
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COLUMN — November is a great time for a gratitude challenge
In 2015, National Day Calendar established November as National Gratitude Month in the United States and Canada. The designation had been advocated by Stacey Grewal, ...
by Quentin Johnson, Friday, November 20, 2020 7:15 pm
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Column – Success at SVCC is transferable
Every October, the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students celebrates National Transfer Student Week. This year Southside Virginia Community College will participate with ...